Classic Rock Briefs For October 22, 2008
AC/DC CD Selling Like Crazy
Not surprisingly, AC/DC fans are quickly snapping up copies of the group’s new album, Black Ice. It’s is projected to sell 800,000 copies during the first week of its release. It is already ahead of the Eagles last album, which, like Black Ice, was an exclusive deal with Wal-Mart. Full Story.
Relishing a surprise Grammy, Frampton shows fans his way
He sure doesn’t look the shaggy-haired rocker we remember for the days of “Show Me the Way” and “Do You Feel Like We Do?,” but Peter Frampton is still making music and entertaining fans in person. With a 2007 Grammy Award under his belt for his instrumental album Fingerprints, Frampton’s style has certainly evolved through the years, but proves that he can still sell albums and draw fans to his live performances. Full Story.
How Rockers rocked the ’70s
Although not a new release, Barney Hoskyns’ book, Hotel California: The True Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends may be an entertaining and revealing read for classic rock fans. One particularly interesting and surprising fact that comes to light in the book is the infamous Charles Manson’s connection to the music scene at the time, and how he actually had some influence on a track that was included on a Beach Boys album. Full Story.
The book is available at Amazon.com
Alice Cooper To Host ‘The Monstrous Munster Mash’
Veteran shock rocker Alice Cooper has been in the news quite a lot recently and with Halloween just around the corner, there’s no reason to stop talking about him now. Cooper will host WGN’s The Monstrous Munster Mash on Halloween starting at 4:00 PM ET. The program features 16 classic back-to-back episodes of The Munsters, who are obviously near and dear to Cooper’s heart. Full Story.
